"gut check" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 意志考验
• 勇气测试

Definition

“意志考验”是在面对困难选择或挑战时，迫使一个人展现真实勇气或决心的时刻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Gut check”属于非正式表达，常见于体育、商业或人生挑战。指在压力下考验内心的勇气或本能。与医学无关。常用于‘this is a gut check’等短语中。

Examples

This game is a real gut check for our team.

这场比赛对我们队来说真是一次**意志考验**。

Making that decision was a real gut check for me.

做那个决定对我来说是一次真正的**勇气测试**。

Climbing the mountain turned into a serious gut check.

爬山成了一个严峻的**意志考验**。

It's time for a gut check—do you really want this job, or not?

现在到了**意志考验**的时候——你真的想要这份工作吗？

That loss was a gut check for everyone, but we came back stronger.

那场失利是个**意志考验**，但我们变得更坚强了。

Every big project eventually brings a gut check moment.

每个大项目最终都会迎来一个**意志考验**的时刻。